wild geranium vs Geranium maculatum

wild geranium and Geranium maculatum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wild geranium	Yes	No	No	No
Geranium maculatum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wild geranium and Geranium maculatum are synonyms defined as:

wild geranium and Geranium maculatum: common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers

Other synonyms of wild geranium include spotted cranesbill.

wild geranium (noun)	Geranium maculatum (noun)
common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers	common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers